Reflections on the Yoruba Past: Toyin Falola on Isaac Delano by Wale Oyedeji

“… Toyin Falola remains one of the most illuminating voices with remarkable efforts to reposition the continent of Africa on the appropriate place on the global map. …”
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Quality improvement of plant-based white chocolate enriched with encapsulated blueberry juice by Rossi Indiarto, Natallina Wiranto Putri, Fetriyuna Fetriyuna, Edy Subroto, Arif Nanda Irawan, Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Mohd Nizam Lani

“…White chocolate contains no cocoa solids, resulting in low antioxidant activity and limited suitability for vegans and lactose-intolerant individuals due to its dairy content. …”
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A theory-based analysis of the implementation of online asynchronous telemedicine platforms into primary care practices using Normalisation Process Theory by Cara Leighton, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Annavittoria Porter, Adrian Edwards, Alison Cooper

“…COVID-19 changed the context in which asynchronous platforms were implemented into primary care, due to restrictions on face-to-face contact. Coherence is supported by online platforms providing benefits for patients. …”
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In vitro and in vivo investigations of selected varieties of Areca catechu L - Phytochemical analysis, antiulcer, and wound healing activity by R. Deveswaran, D.J. Madhu Kumar, V. Madhavan, Soma Chaki, Misbah Khan, Govind R. Kadambi, B.V. Basavaraj, J. Anbu

“…Arecanut, commonly chewed in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia for its purported medicinal benefits, contains arecoline, a pyridine alkaloid known for its pharmacological effects. …”
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Harnessing macrophage-drug conjugates for allogeneic cell-based therapy of solid tumors via the TRAIN mechanism by Bartlomiej Taciak, Maciej Bialasek, Malgorzata Kubiak, Ilona Marszalek, Malgorzata Gorczak, Olha Osadchuk, Daria Kurpiel, Damian Strzemecki, Karolina Barwik, Marcin Skorzynski, Julia Nowakowska, Waldemar Lipiński, Łukasz Kiraga, Jan Brancewicz, Robert Klopfleisch, Łukasz Krzemiński, Emilia Gorka, Anna Smolarska, Irena Padzinska-Pruszynska, Małgorzata Siemińska, Jakub Guzek, Jan Kutner, Marlena Kisiala, Krzysztof Wozniak, Giacomo Parisi, Roberta Piacentini, Luca Cassetta, Lesley M. Forrester, Lubomir Bodnar, Tobias Weiss, Alberto Boffi, Paulina Kucharzewska, Tomasz P. Rygiel, Magdalena Krol

“…The TRAIN process requires direct cell-to-cell contact and an immune synapse-like structure. At last, MDCs with various anti-cancer drugs are formulated with their safety and anti-tumor efficacy validated in multiple syngeneic mice and orthotopic human tumor models via different routes of administration. …”
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Is differential cleaning needed for SARS-CoV-2 beyond standard procedures? A systematic review by Uduak Okomo, Ememobong N. Aquaisua, Osamagbe Asemota, Deborah Ndukwu, Josephine E. Egbung, Ekpereonne B. Esu, Olabisi A. Oduwole, John E. Ehiri

“…Background: There is a substantial risk of indirect transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from contaminated surfaces and objects in healthcare settings. …”
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The Landbound Chicken and the Deliberate Chameleon yet have their Uses: Yorùbá Art History, Language, and Interpretation. by Kathy Curnow

“… Rowland Abiodun’s Yorùbá Art and Language contains many extremely valuable features, wrapped around a question he raises in its introduction: can foreign scholars ever truly understand a work the way its Yorùbá makers and users do? …”
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Smart Pharmaceutical Monitoring System With Personalized Medication Schedules and Self-Management Programs for Patients With Diabetes: Development and Evaluation Study by Jian Xiao, Mengyao Li, Ruwen Cai, Hangxing Huang, Huimin Yu, Ling Huang, Jingyang Li, Ting Yu, Jiani Zhang, Shuqiao Cheng

“…Individualized medication schedules and self-management programs were generated based on patient-specific conditions and needs, using an app framework to build patient-side contact pathways. The system’s ability to provide medication guidance and health management was assessed by senior health care professionals using a 5-point Likert scale across 3 groups: outputs generated by the system (DUMS group), outputs refined by pharmacists (intervention group), and outputs generated by ChatGPT-4 (GPT-4 group). …”
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Enhanced breast cancer cell targeting: RGD integrin ligand potentiates RWQWRWQWR’s cytotoxicity and inhibits migration by Andrea Barragán-Cárdenas, Daniel Castellar-Almonacid, Yerly Vargas-Casanova, Claudia Parra-Giraldo, Adriana Umaña-Pérez, Joel López-Meza, Zuly Rivera-Monroy, Javier García-Castañeda

“…Results: The peptides with replacements of D-amino acid showed a lesser cytotoxic effect against breast cancer cell lines, regardless it was one or several residues modified which suggested a possible specific interaction between the peptide and the cancer cell membrane besides its initial electrostatically contact. On the other hand, addition of the RGD sequence to the palindromic peptide in the N-terminal end resulted in a greater cytotoxic effect against cell lines derived from the three mainly diagnosed breast cancer molecular subtypes. …”
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Pre-diagnostic risk factors for brain cancer incidence and survival: insights from the Golestan Cohort Study by Parisa Rezanejad-Asl, Peyvand Parhizkar Roudsari, Negar Rezaei, Maryam Sharafkhah, Gholamreza Roshandel, Hossein Poustchi, Sadaf Sepanlou, Reza Malekzadeh

“…In the multiple model, Turkmen ethnicity (Hazard Ratio = 0.42 (0.23–0.76)), urban residence (HR = 0.46 (0.25–0.84)), overweight or obesity (HR = 0.48 (0.25–0.93)), and history of animal contact (HR = 0.43 (0.19–0.96)) were associated with a better survival. …”
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High quality genome assembly of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with chromosome-level scaffolding by Michell, Craig, Collins, Joanna, Laine, Pia K., Fekete, Zsófia, Tapanainen, Riikka, Wood, Jonathan M. D., Goffart, Steffi, Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L. O.

“…The brown hare genome is particularly interesting as this species readily hybridizes with the mountain hare (Lepus timidus L.) at the species contact zone in northern Eurasia, producing fertile offspring and resulting in gene flow between the two species. …”
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Experimental study on mechanical properties of S-RM with different rock block proportions in fault zone by Peng-fei Wang, Xue-yang Xing, Yong-cheng Jin, Jian-biao Bai, Chang-hong Li

“…When the RBP is high (60% and 80%), splitting failure mainly occurs at the bonding surface between block rock particles and soil particles inside the sample, and the contact force between particles is relatively large. …”
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Model Klasifikasi Dengan Logistic Regression Dan Recursive Feature Elimination Pada Data Tidak Seimbang by Sutarman, Rimbun Siringoringo, Dedy Arisandi, Edi Kurniawan, Erna Budhiarti Nababan

“…The dataset is sourced from the UCI Repository and contains various characteristics. There are two challenges associated with using this dataset: class imbalance and a large number of features. …”
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Achilles Tendon Rupture In Recreational Athletes - Hobby-Ending Incident or Easily Treatable Injury? Current Insight Into Risk Factors, Treatment Options and Recovery Strategies by Jakub Kędzia, Joanna Duda, Kinga Racisz, Paweł Racisz, Alicja Obcowska, Aleksandra Walendzik, Łukasz Sencerek

“…Considering risk factors in all patients, especially athletes in contact sports, is crucial. The correct management of Achilles tendon rupture, consisting of early diagnosis, surgical treatment and appropriate rehabilitation, allows recreational athletes to return to their previous sports with a level of performance similar to that prior to the injury. …”
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) trends in Sri Lanka: insights from a hospital-based seroprevalence analysis by Narapity Pathirannehalage Sunil-Chandra, Madawala Vithanage Madusha Lakmali Jayasundara, Maththe Gama Ralalage Shobha Sanjeewani Gunathilaka, Suduwa Dewage Himal Suminda

“…Abstract Background Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) spreads through direct contact with blood, and other body fluids such as urine, saliva and breast milk. …”
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Perbandingan Tool Forensik Data Recovery Berbasis Android menggunakan Metode NIST by Imam Riadi, Sunardi Sunardi, Sahiruddin Sahiruddin

“…Peneltian ini bertujuan membandingakan kinerja tool forensik  dalam mengembalikan data yang telah dihapus berupa data kontak, log panggilan, dan pesan yang  digunakan sebagai barang bukti dalam persidangan. …”
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Pengamanan Citra Berwarna Menggunakan Kriptografi Visual Skema Meaningful Shares dan Steganografi LSB by Fariz Abid Darmawan, Ari Kusyanti, Rakhmadhanny Primananda

“…One of the schemes is Meaningful Shares, it make the output is not an abstract image, but it still looks different from the original image because the shares image is blurry and contains noise. So that it raises the suspicion of an attacker who threatens the security of the information in it. …”
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Caution when using network partners for target identification in drug discovery by Dandan Tan, Yiheng Chen, Yann Ilboudo, Kevin Y.H. Liang, Guillaume Butler-Laporte, J. Brent Richards

“…By expanding target identification to include protein network partners—molecules in physical contact—the proportion of drug targets with genetic evidence support increased to two-thirds. …”
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Accumulation conditions and target area evaluation of coalbed methane in eastern uplift of Junggar Basin by Qixiang YU, Mi TIAN, Yu LUO, Fan YANG, Yan'e CHEN, Feng WANG, Yuqiao GAO, Tao GUO

“…Coal seams of the Badaowan Formation are strongly segmented and mainly distributed in parts of the sags. ② This region contains self-sourced biogenic gas from coal seams, low-maturity thermogenic gas, and high-maturity deep-seated exogenous gas. ③ The organic components in coal rocks are mainly inertinite, followed by vitrinite with small amounts of exinite. …”
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Outcomes and Complications of Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgeries (MIGS) in Primary Angle Closure and Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Paik B, Chua CH, Yip LW, Yip VC

“…Benjamin Paik,1 Chun Hau Chua,2 Leonard W Yip,1,2 Vivien CH Yip1,2 1Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; 2Department of Ophthalmology, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeCorrespondence: Vivien CH Yip, TTSH Medical Centre, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Level 1, Singapore, 308433, Singapore, Email vyip82@yahoo.co.ukTopic: To analyse the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) in lowering IOP and medication burden in primary angle closure (PAC) or primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG).Clinical Relevance: MIGS is off-label in angle closure, as implantation of the device is difficult when there is iridotrabecular contact. However, access to the trabecular meshwork may be established with cataract removal or goniosynechiolysis. …”
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